Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This sensational new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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