Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews issues having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New developments in online education have enabled humans all around the world to take online courses. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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