Find out more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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