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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that analyzes topics relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in blended learning have empowered learners in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book describes the best practices in blended learning based on decades of research. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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