Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New changes in online education technology have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Instructors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This sensational new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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