Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues pertaining to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest improvements in learning technology are enabling students in nations all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing demand to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for facts the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also discusses the key controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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