Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in elearning are empowering people in all parts of the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that distance learning institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational undertakings. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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