Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning enable students in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are considering now that learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can teachers make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is all right? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Austria to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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