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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advancements in blended learning technology make it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp these open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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