Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent evolvements in elearning technology are providing the means for students all over the world to take classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that online learning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because online education technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators manage problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants want to be more aware of these new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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