Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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