Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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