Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Niue to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better understand these significant new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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