Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also addresses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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