Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education undertakings. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also studies the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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