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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take part in online classes. These massive open courses are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is advancing so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. People want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also considers the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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