Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education have provided the means for humans all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better comprehend these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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