Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for students 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 quite a few topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like California Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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