Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in blended learning technology are making it possible for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that blended learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can participants guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better comprehend these new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also explores the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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