Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which describes issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in e-learning are empowering learners all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also describes the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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