Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advancements in online learning are providing the means for learners all around the world to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these interesting new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how MOOC classes can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing demand for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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