Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in learning technology have provided the means for humans in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that distance learning organizations are considering today because online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open education experiments. Everyone wants to grasp how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing desire for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This thrilling new book also talks about the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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