Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to take part in classes online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open educational experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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