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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. MOOC courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online education organizations are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand these exciting new open educational endeavours. Students want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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