Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online education technology enable learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these interesting new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This amazing new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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