Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent gains in technology-enhanced learning have enabled people all around the world to take online classes. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education endeavours. Universities want to grasp how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing demand for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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