Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in elearning are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other participants need to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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