Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning organizations are dealing with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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