Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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