Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which examines subjects having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New changes in elearning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take courses online. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions have to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding demand to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to better understand these compelling new open education initiatives. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding need for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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