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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology have provided the means for students in nations all aver the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are struggling with now that learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this developing desire for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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