Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent evolvements in distance learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to understand these open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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