Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning technology make it possible for students in every nation on earth to take classes online. MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning institutions are considering more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? MOOCs are a form of distance education. This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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