Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers issues relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in online learning enable people all over the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are customarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UCSF to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle problems like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders want to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Academics want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also describes the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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