Find out more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions have to deal with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle issues like low student motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational undertakings. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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