Learn more about the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education ventures. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing desire for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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