Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in online education technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC classes are usually 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 variety of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these significant new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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