Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues related to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new gains in online education are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this desideratum for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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