Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning technology have empowered learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. These online MOOCs are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that blended learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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