Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning organizations are having to consider today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational ventures. Academics want to grasp how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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