Learn more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in technology-enhanced learning enable people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers assure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a expanding need to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these exciting new open education experiments. Teachers want to comprehend how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This inspiring new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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