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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many issues that online learning technology institutions are having to consider today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the quality of these massive open online courses is good? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UCSF to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more prolific there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Intellectuals and numerous other participants need to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Students want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be improved. To satisfy this expanding demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also discusses the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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