Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning institutions have to consider now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This exciting new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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