Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in blended learning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open educational endeavours. Professors want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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