Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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