Find out more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in online education have empowered people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a growing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this growing demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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