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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in distance learning technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This thrilling new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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