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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in electronic education technology have made it possible for learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are quite a few issues that online learning technology institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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