Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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