Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled people all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many subjects that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open educational initiatives. People want to better understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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