Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ascension to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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