Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in blended learning have enabled learners in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with today because blended learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Academics want to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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