Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few topics that online learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing need for information the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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