Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes topics pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Researchers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this expanding desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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