Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern advances in learning technology enable people all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning organizations have to struggle with today because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Ecuador to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education ventures. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. In response to this growing need for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This stimulating new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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