Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in distance learning have provided the means for learners all around the world to take part in courses online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning organizations are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Irvine to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education endeavours. Instructors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also considers 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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