Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in blended learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to better grasp these interesting new open educational experiments. Teachers want to know how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this crescive demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also discusses the 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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