Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in online learning technology have empowered students all around the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a growing need to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other participants need to better understand these interesting new open educational initiatives. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this developing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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