Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which researches subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic educational technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online classes. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that blended learning institutions have to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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