Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advancements in e-learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can organizations guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to comprehend how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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