Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in online education are empowering people in every nation on earth to take online classes. Massively open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What strategies are being used by institutions like San Diego County Office of Education to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants want to better grasp these intriguing new open education undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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