Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to consider now that blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants want to better grasp these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. In response to this increasing need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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