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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new gains in blended learning technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This inspiring new book also examines the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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