Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning have empowered people in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can teachers make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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