Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates topics relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education undertakings. Scientists want to know how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This exciting new book also studies the major controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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