Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest advances in blended learning are making it possible for humans in all parts of the world to be participants in courses online. These MOOC courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several issues that distance learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Universities want to know how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing need for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also articulates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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