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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New advances in learning technology have empowered people in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that distance learning institutions have to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can we guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? MOOCs require the instructional design and the technological capacity to process large-scale feedback and interaction in real time. What different business models are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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