Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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