Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have enabled people all over the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business models are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp these promising new open educational endeavours. People want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This intriguing new book also explores the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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