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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in learning technology have made it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are having to attend to now that blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we certify that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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