Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can students guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these promising new open education initiatives. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This book also deals with the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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