Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which addresses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in blended learning technology enable learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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