Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which explores issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education topics. This new book also deals with the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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