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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that articulates topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in elearning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants want to understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this developing desire for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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