Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These massive online courses are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can institutions certify that the education provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants desire to better perceive the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational experiments. Scientists want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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