Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in digital education technology have empowered humans all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different 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 optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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