Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Great Basin College to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education undertakings. Professors want to perceive how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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