Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in digital education technology have empowered learners in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education organizations are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also examines the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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