Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in blended learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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