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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in electronic education technology have empowered students in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can we ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this crescive desideratum for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This thrilling new book also addresses the major controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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