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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with today because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Public servants want to perceive how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This book also discusses 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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