Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students in all parts of the world to be participants in online classes. These online MOOCs are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open education endeavours. Educators want to better understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing desire for data the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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