Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Academics want to perceive how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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