Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology enable people in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to consider now that distance learning technology is advancing so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also investigates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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