Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take online classes. These online MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to perceive how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This scholarly new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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