Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that investigates topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in online education enable people in nations all around the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to better grasp these exciting new open educational undertakings. Professors want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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