Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning technology are empowering learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning institutions have to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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