Learn more about this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses subjects relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new changes in elearning are enabling humans in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to attend to in 2015 because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the schooling provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can students guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to understand these compelling new open educational endeavours. Educators want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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