Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in online education technology are making it possible for students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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