Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in blended learning have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants need to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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