Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can educators certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to know how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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