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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which deals with issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering people all over the world to take courses online. These MOOC classes are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to attend to now that e-learning technology is developing so fast. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and numerous other participants want to gain more knowledge about these open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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