Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in digital education technology have enabled learners in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. Massively open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is respectable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing demand to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to better grasp these new open educational ventures. Instructors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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