Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New improvements in online learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality control for these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education subjects. This amazing new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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