Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in electronic educational technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses online. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can educators assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can institutions be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open educational endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education topics. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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