Find out more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are several issues that elearning technology institutions are considering now that distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is passable? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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