Learn more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions must deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can learners ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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