Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in blended learning technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning institutions have to consider more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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