Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which reviews subjects relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better comprehend these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desire for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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