Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which explores issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in distance learning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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