Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Great Basin College to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a developing need to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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