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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in blended learning make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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