Learn more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have provided the means for learners all over the world to participate in courses online. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing desire to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better understand these important new open education experiments. Public servants want to grasp how MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this need for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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