Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are numerous topics that blended learning institutions are having to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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