Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in blended learning have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so fast. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these open education undertakings. Intellectuals want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desire for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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