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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses online. These online MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning technology organizations have to deal with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desire for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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