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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in online learning are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better perceive these compelling new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this crescive demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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