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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education have empowered people all over the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Saint Martin to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open education ventures. Everyone wants to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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