Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online education institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators certify that the quality control for these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this developing need for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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