Find out more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online education institutions are considering in 2015 because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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