Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in distance learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to comprehend how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This new book also researches the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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