Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few topics that e-learning organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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