Find out more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on low motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to comprehend how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also explores the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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