Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new evolvements in blended learning are empowering learners in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC classes are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can learners certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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