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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which examines issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in blended learning technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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