Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning have made it possible for people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning organizations are having to deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can participants certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Instructors want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this developing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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