Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because blended learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these significant new open education experiments. Scholars want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers 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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