Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing desideratum to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This book also reviews the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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