Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in elearning have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can teachers make sure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning becomes more procurable there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other participants would like to understand these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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