Find out more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in electronic educational technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with low student motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other participants need to understand these intriguing new open education endeavours. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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