Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have made it possible for people all over the world to take online courses. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that blended learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also investigates the controversies associated with MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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