Find out more about this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest improvements in e-learning are enabling people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that online learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Instructors want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this increasing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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