Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling people all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are having to consider in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we manage issues like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also analyzes 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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