Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This sensational new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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