Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take part in classes online. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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