Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which deals with topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online education have empowered humans in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these significant new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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