Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants handle low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Corporations want to perceive how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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