Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations make sure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle issues like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to better perceive these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to grasp how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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