Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which discusses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because blended learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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