Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New advancements in distance learning are providing the means for students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to deal with in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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