Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in elearning enable humans in nations all aver the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage issues like inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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