Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New developments in elearning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because blended learning technology is improving so swiftly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders want to better understand these new open educational initiatives. Academics want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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