Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that elearning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to understand these open education experiments. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this demand for facts the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also addresses the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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