Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology make it possible for learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp these new open education experiments. Corporations want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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