Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology have empowered humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning organizations are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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