Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New advances in distance learning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants manage poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this need for facts the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the 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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