Find out more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent changes in electronic education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants 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 elearning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this expanding need for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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