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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning make it possible for humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is developing so fast. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desideratum for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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