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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advances in blended learning have empowered students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can we ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on low motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desideratum to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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