Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in e-learning are enabling learners all around the world to take online courses. These online MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions have to struggle with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to perceive how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these significant new open educational ventures. Professors want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This book also considers the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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