Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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