Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology have enabled people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions have to struggle with in 2015 because learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these intriguing new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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