Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. Recent gains in online education technology are providing the means for people all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle problems like poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this desire for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This exciting new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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