Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all around the world to be participants in online classes. MOOCs are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that blended learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can institutions assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to be more aware of these significant new open educational experiments. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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