Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for humans in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this growing desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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