Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to consider today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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