Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in electronic educational technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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