Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with now that distance learning technology is advancing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these MOOCs is tolerable? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Researchers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this expanding desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the most important 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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