Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that reviews issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in elearning have enabled humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that blended learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also addresses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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