Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations must deal with now that online education technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also talks about the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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