Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Niue to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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