Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses. Modern gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing desire to understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these fascinating new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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