Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning have enabled people all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators be assured that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Scholars want to better understand how these MOOCs can be improved. In response to this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also studies the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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