Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning are empowering students in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders need to be more aware of these open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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