Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in distance learning technology have empowered humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are considering in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desideratum to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This new book also talks about the key 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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