Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in online learning technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC classes are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants be assured that the quality of these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this crescive need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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