Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning are enabling people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that blended learning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open education endeavours. Trainers want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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