Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses subjects relating to open education resources and massively open online courses. New improvements in online education enable learners all over the world to take classes online. These massive open courses are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology organizations are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can participants assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can participants handle poor student motivation and high attrition?

As online education becomes more available there is a growing demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders want to understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Educators want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education issues. This stimulating new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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