Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in electronic education technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the problems of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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