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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advancements in elearning technology are making it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These massively open online courses are generally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology organizations have to struggle with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can teachers certify that the quality control for these massively open online courses is good? This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience. How can we be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to understand the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Corporations want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this developing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also describes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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