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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent advancements in distance learning have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that distance learning institutions are dealing with now that e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desideratum to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this increasing need for data the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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