Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling people all over the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massive open courses are ordinarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to deal with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding need to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Universities want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this developing demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also researches the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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