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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which talks about issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest evolvements in online education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing desideratum to be aware of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these open educational endeavours. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this need for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also describes the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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