Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that describes issues pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern advances in electronic education technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is good? How can learners assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Switzerland to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a developing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also explores the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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