Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that distance learning institutions must deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these interesting new open education endeavours. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this increasing desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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