Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in online learning are making it possible for people all around the world to take online courses. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can organizations assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Utah Valley University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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