Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in e-learning are providing the means for learners in nations all aver the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we be assured that the education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better comprehend the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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