Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that deals with subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can we assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses. How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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