Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online learning have empowered students in nations all aver the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can participants ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing need to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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