Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in digital education technology are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to take online classes. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These MOOC classes are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Educators and many other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also articulates 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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