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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning organizations are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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