Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent advancements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These massive online courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions must deal with today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders need to understand these significant new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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