Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning enable people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always 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 variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because online education technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to better understand these interesting new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding desire for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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