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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Modern gains in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Professors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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