Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in blended learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that blended learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a need to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Students want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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