Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in online learning technology have made it possible for humans all around the world to participate in courses online. MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open education initiatives. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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