Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new developments in digital education technology enable students in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that blended learning institutions are considering more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these significant new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also studies the 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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