Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Distance Learning Book