Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in elearning are providing the means for learners all over the world to take online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that online learning technology organizations are dealing with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can participants guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world. As elearning becomes more abundant there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other stakeholders want to better perceive these interesting new open educational ventures. Everyone wants to better understand how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this increasing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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