Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education have provided the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Malta to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better perceive these significant new open education experiments. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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