Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches subjects pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage problems like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open education endeavours. Everyone wants to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this crescive desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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