Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is passable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can learners be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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