Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in technology-enhanced learning are enabling learners all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. This MOOCs book also analyzes the motivational variables involved in self-directed learning experiences. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we certify that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle low learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Instructors want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive desideratum for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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