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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects related to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in online learning are empowering humans in all parts of the world to take online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can learners guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with the problems of poor motivation and high attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also examines the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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