Find out more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning are empowering people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that blended learning institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these important new open educational initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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