Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in elearning technology make it possible for students in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are many topics that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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