Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in blended learning technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing need to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this developing need for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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