Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New gains in blended learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Santa Clara University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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