Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in elearning enable people all around the world to take courses online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions must deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of these MOOCs is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of these promising new open education experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this need for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This gripping new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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