Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in blended learning have provided the means for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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