Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in blended learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online education institutions are struggling with now that distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Public servants want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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