Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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