Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have provided the means for students in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These massive open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning organizations are struggling with today because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Peru to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to grasp how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these exciting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to perceive how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this developing desire for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This gripping new book also considers the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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