Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which researches issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Brand new developments in online education enable students in every nation on earth to participate in online classes. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so fast. How can educators ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle poor motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This intriguing new book also addresses the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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