Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology make it possible for people all around the world to take part in classes online. These massive online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can institutions make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can participants certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open education ventures. Academics want to understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This intriguing new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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