Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in blended learning technology are enabling students all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Berkeley to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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