Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses. New evolvements in digital education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can participants make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education ventures. People want to perceive how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this developing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This inspiring new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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