Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in online learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning institutions must deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Students want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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