Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning organizations have to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better perceive these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for knowledge the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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