Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a developing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Students want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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