Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for learners all around the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC classes are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. People want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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