Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which talks about topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in blended learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more available there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open education initiatives. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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