Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in learning technology enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions have to consider now that distance learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is tolerable? How can students make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open education initiatives. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This stimulating new book also talks about the controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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