Find out more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions have to consider today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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