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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in elearning enable people all around the world to take part in courses online. These massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online education technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of these massively open online courses is good? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can learners ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing demand to comprehend how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders want to understand these important new open education endeavours. Educators want to comprehend how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this desire for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also explores the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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