Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in elearning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to better comprehend these intriguing new open education experiments. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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