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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in online classes. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational ventures. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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