Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology enable learners all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Trainers want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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