Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students in every nation on earth to take part in online classes. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning organizations have to deal with today because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of these open educational ventures. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding need for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This sensational new book also researches the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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