Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which analyzes subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take classes online. MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to perceive how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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