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

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering more than ever because online education technology is improving so rapidly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Instructors want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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