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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are numerous subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOC courses is all right? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these important new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this increasing need for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This definitive new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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