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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in digital education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online courses. These massive online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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