Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in online education are enabling learners in nations all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like UC San Diego to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these open education experiments. Universities want to understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this growing desideratum for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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