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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest developments in elearning enable learners in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that online education institutions have to deal with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers handle low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this demand for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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