Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in learning technology make it possible for students all over the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning institutions are considering now that learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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