Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in e-learning technology enable people all over the world to take part in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is decent? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a developing need to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also explores the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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