Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in e-learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive open online courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are dealing with today because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC classes is respectable? How can organizations certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to grasp how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing desideratum for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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