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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to today because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Educators want to comprehend how MOOCs can be made better. In response to this developing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This exciting new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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