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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in elearning technology are providing the means for students in nations all around the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can students be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to better perceive these new open educational experiments. Scholars want to grasp how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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