Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in online education technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scholars want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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