Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in distance learning technology are enabling humans all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of low motivation and high attrition?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a demand to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to be more aware of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Universities want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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