Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in online education technology have empowered people all around the world to participate in courses online. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are almost always free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of these MOOCs is acceptable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Case Western Reserve University to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can educators handle low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants need to better grasp these intriguing new open educational endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how MOOCs can be made better. To handle this desire for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also researches the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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