Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to be participants in 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 almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning organizations are having to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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