Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in digital education technology are empowering people all over the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this growing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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