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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that studies topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in online learning technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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