Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which articulates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in distance learning enable learners in nations all aver the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that blended learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Everybody wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also explores the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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