Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology are enabling students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are struggling with in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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