Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for learners all around the world to take part in online courses. Massive open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that e-learning organizations are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a developing desideratum to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Universities want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this crescive demand for facts the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also examines the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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