Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that investigates subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To meet this expanding need for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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