Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in online education enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOCs are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders want to better understand these open educational endeavours. Teachers want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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