Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online education technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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