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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in elearning technology have made it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This thrilling new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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