Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning are enabling learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that blended learning organizations have to struggle with today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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