Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic educational technology have provided the means for students in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. These massive online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist. There are many topics that elearning institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive desideratum for details the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This sensational new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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