Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in learning technology are enabling humans in nations all around the world to take classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing demand for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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