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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in distance learning have enabled students all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? 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 teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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