Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning technology enable humans all around the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is decent? How can learners ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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