Learn more about the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that reviews topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in blended learning technology have enabled people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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