Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online education technology have enabled learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOCs are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a desideratum to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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