Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in technology-enhanced learning enable humans all over the world to participate in classes online. These massively open online courses are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and many other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education experiments. Scientists want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also talks about the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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