Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in blended learning have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. These massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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