Find out more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in online learning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Otis College of Art and Design to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This gripping new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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