Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Instructors want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This definitive new book also researches the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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