Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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