Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage issues like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational initiatives. Educators want to know how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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