Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that analyzes subjects pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology have enabled humans all over the world to take part in classes online. MOOC courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several topics that online education institutions are dealing with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to grasp how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing desire for facts the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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