Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in digital education technology are making it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning organizations have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to gain a better understanding of these significant new open education ventures. Educators want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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