Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advances in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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