Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online learning organizations are having to consider in 2015 because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can participants be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like UC Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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