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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest changes in electronic educational technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to consider in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive these promising new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for data MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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