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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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