Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in blended learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also talks about the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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