Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning technology enable people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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