Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes subjects relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a increasing demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders desire to better understand these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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