Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Scholars want to better understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this demand for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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