Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online learning are empowering humans all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like The Ohio State University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants would like to be more aware of these promising new open education undertakings. Corporations want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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