Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in learning technology are enabling humans all around the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can we assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. People want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also reviews the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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