Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Brand new advances in electronic educational technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education organizations are having to attend to today because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these fascinating new open education undertakings. Instructors want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this desire for information the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also talks about the controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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