Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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