Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology have empowered people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so swiftly. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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