Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in electronic education technology have enabled students all over the world to participate in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment. How can organizations assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a growing need to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing demand for data the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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