Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in e-learning technology enable people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. MOOC courses are mostly free for students 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 numerous topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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