Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered humans in all parts of the world to be participants in classes online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Udacity to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these new open education ventures. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this expanding desideratum for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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