Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in distance learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that distance learning organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Researchers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this crescive demand for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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