Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book which discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can students make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also studies the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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