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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in digital education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education organizations must deal with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders handle problems like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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