Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in distance learning technology enable students in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to deal with today because technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp these exciting new open education experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this growing need for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This inspiring new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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