Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes subjects related to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New advances in learning technology are enabling people in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with today because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better perceive these promising new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this crescive need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This gripping new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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