Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning are providing the means for students all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality control for these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle issues like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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