Find out more about the enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology enable people all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Palmyra Atoll to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desideratum for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also studies the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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