Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which analyzes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in e-learning technology enable students in nations all aver the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology organizations are dealing with today because blended learning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can participants guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these promising new open education ventures. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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