Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators assure that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these open education ventures. Professors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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