Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in online learning are empowering learners in nations all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the quality control for these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like MOOEC to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a developing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these promising new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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