Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that deals with issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in e-learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Public servants want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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