Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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