Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in online learning have made it possible for humans all over the world to participate in classes via the Internet. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle issues like inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of these promising new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This gripping new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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