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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are quite a few subjects that learning technology institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is adequate? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these compelling new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive demand for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also considers the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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