Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines topics pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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