Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that investigates issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this increasing desideratum for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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