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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled students all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education institutions are having to attend to more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is passable? How can learners make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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