Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which articulates issues relating to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New changes in electronic educational technology have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are considering in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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