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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that describes issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in blended learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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