Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in online learning enable people in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is developing so fast. How can participants certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing need to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Universities want to understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this desideratum for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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