Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these intriguing new open education experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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