Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in blended learning technology are empowering learners all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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