Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desire for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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