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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest developments in elearning technology are enabling people all around the world to be participants in classes online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massive open online courses are ordinarily free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we make sure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can we ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC courses can be improved. To meet this expanding need for knowledge the thrilling new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This authoritative new book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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