Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education initiatives. Universities want to grasp how these MOOC classes can be improved. In response to this increasing need for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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