Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in elearning are making it possible for people in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOC courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants would like to gain a better understanding of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this desideratum for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This inspiring new book also researches the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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