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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions have to consider now that online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Marshall Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing need to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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