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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To handle this desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also addresses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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