Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology have empowered learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource issues. This book also investigates 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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