Find out more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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