Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest advances in electronic education technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology institutions are considering in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To handle this desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This authoritative new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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