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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in online education technology make it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massive open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand these interesting new open education initiatives. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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