Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning organizations have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing demand for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This interesting new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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