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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in online education are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Researchers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This gripping new book also articulates the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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