Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in distance learning technology have enabled learners all over the world to be participants in classes online. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is improving so swiftly. How can participants ensure that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive these intriguing new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this growing demand for knowledge the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This interesting new book also addresses 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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