Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other stakeholders need to better comprehend these promising new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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