Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New changes in e-learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that blended learning organizations are having to deal with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can we make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this need for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also researches the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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