Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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