Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education are providing the means for students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants desire to understand these new open education endeavours. Professors want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key 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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