Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this developing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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