Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in distance learning technology are empowering students all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to consider today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a growing demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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