Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning have empowered humans all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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