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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology enable learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of California, San Diego to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open education undertakings. Universities want to understand how MOOCs can be improved. To meet this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This inspiring new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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