Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations must deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for data the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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