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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in blended learning technology have enabled learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also explores the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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