Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Australia to conduct these MOOC classes? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This sensational new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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