Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new gains in elearning enable people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these significant new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this crescive demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This gripping new book also investigates the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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