Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in distance learning enable students in every nation on earth to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are having to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage poor motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open educational undertakings. Academics want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this expanding desideratum for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This intriguing new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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