Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like University of Pittsburgh to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Intellectuals want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To respond to this need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also examines 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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