Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning technology enable humans in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Instructors want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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