Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new advancements in elearning technology have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to take courses online. Massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online education institutions have to deal with now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can organizations be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more available there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this increasing desideratum for knowledge the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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