Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational ventures. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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