Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOC classes are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that distance learning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can students certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants want to better comprehend these important new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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