Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Students want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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