Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This dramatic new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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