Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent advancements in online learning technology have empowered people in all parts of the world to take part in classes online. Massively open online courses are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that distance learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online education technology is developing so swiftly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can we make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This interesting new book also researches the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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