Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better perceive these exciting new open education experiments. Lecturers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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