Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in blended learning technology enable people all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. People want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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