Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are empowering people all over the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desideratum for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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