Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advancements in online education technology are providing the means for students all around the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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