Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in electronic educational technology enable people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to comprehend how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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