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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that blended learning institutions have to deal with today because blended learning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational experiments. Researchers want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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