Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education technology are enabling humans all around the world to take classes online. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online education organizations are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This scholarly new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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