Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses 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. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Polynesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these exciting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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