Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online education organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Students and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education ventures. Trainers want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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