Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in e-learning technology make it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations have to deal with today because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Instructors want to know how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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