Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new evolvements in e-learning are empowering people all over the world to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are considering in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also considers the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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