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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning are providing the means for students all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can we be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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