Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in online education technology have empowered people all over the world to take online classes. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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