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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations make sure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand these important new open educational endeavours. Researchers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also analyzes the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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