Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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