Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive these new open education ventures. Teachers want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for knowledge the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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