Find out more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in learning technology are making it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that distance learning organizations are having to attend to in 2015 because distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can stakeholders make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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