Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advancements in distance learning are enabling learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for information MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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