Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that blended learning organizations are having to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Miriada X to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also addresses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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