Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in blended learning technology are enabling people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several topics that blended learning organizations are dealing with in 2015 because distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these new open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this growing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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