Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology make it possible for students all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these significant new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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