Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in distance learning are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are dealing with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to better grasp these new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this desire for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This definitive new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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