Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology have provided the means for people all around the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are typically free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that learning technology organizations are struggling with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can stakeholders certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more procurable there is a demand to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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