Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in online learning enable humans in every nation on earth to take courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants be assured that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like British Antarctic Territory to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a developing need to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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