Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in e-learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These massive online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with now that distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the quality of these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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