Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that researches issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in online education technology are empowering students in nations all around the world to take online classes. MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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