Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that examines subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Trainers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education issues. This book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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