Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in online learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning organizations must deal with today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can we deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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