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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning organizations have to deal with now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants would like to better understand these compelling new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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