Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in distance learning have provided the means for learners in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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