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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relating to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New evolvements in distance learning make it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that learning technology organizations have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can we guarantee that the quality of these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Universities want to understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for information the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This thrilling new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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