Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that reviews subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online education organizations are struggling with today because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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