Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern advancements in online learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that blended learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online education technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for information the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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