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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in online education are providing the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are generally 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 numerous topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these new open education experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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