Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in elearning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning organizations have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the training provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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