Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in electronic education technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take part in online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational ventures. People want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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