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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with in 2015 because online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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