Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take classes online. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that e-learning technology institutions must deal with today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Everyone wants to perceive how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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