Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in e-learning have provided the means for learners all over the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so fast. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can participants deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. People want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also reviews the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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