Learn more about this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic education technology are enabling people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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