Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Modern gains in online education technology are enabling people all over the world to take courses online. These online MOOC courses are usually free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Yale University to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desideratum to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other participants want to better understand these interesting new open education endeavours. Intellectuals want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also studies the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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