Find out more about the 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). New developments in e-learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education organizations are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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