Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in online education technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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