Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this growing need for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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