Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology have enabled students in nations all around the world to be participants in online classes. 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. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that e-learning organizations are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders would like to understand these significant new open educational experiments. Trainers want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also considers the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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