Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern evolvements in learning technology enable people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage problems like inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants need to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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