Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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