Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for facts the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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