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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that elearning organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better comprehend these interesting new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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