Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in blended learning technology have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Professors want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing demand for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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