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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in elearning have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are numerous topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is good? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Trainers want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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