Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These massive online courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As blended learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these important new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This book also talks about the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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