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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in elearning are enabling humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants desire to better grasp these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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