Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have empowered people all around the world to take online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are considering now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to perceive how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also reviews the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Learning Theory (education)