Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent developments in electronic education technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning organizations are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can organizations be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other participants need to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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