Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in electronic education technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can learners guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage issues like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these interesting new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how massive open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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