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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in digital education technology have empowered students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open education initiatives. Researchers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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