Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in blended learning technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also examines the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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