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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advancements in distance learning have made it possible for learners all over the world to take part in online classes. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOCs? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for data the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also explores 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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