Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in e-learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOC classes are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because blended learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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