Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take courses online. These online MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This thrilling new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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