Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning have enabled students all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions are having to consider today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like California Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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