Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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