Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in electronic education technology are empowering people in nations all aver the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Montserrat to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education ventures. Corporations want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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