Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These MOOC classes are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to better understand these promising new open education endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this growing demand for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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