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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in distance learning technology are enabling people all over the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can we ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to comprehend how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open educational undertakings. Public servants want to comprehend how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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