Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in digital education technology are empowering people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations have to deal with more than ever because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Public servants want to understand how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also describes the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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