Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in blended learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? How can we certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. People want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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