Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advances in distance learning technology are empowering learners in nations all around the world to take part in online classes. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the education provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can institutions be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Academics want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This book also discusses the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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