Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning have made it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are several topics that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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