Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in learning technology have empowered learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can stakeholders be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a desire to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also considers the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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