Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a book that explores issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest developments in learning technology have enabled students in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators ensure that the training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive these fascinating new open education endeavours. Researchers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this need for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

MOOC Courses For Credit