Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new improvements in distance learning technology have made it possible for learners all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. These massively open online courses are almost always free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that elearning technology institutions have to consider more than ever because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is good? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Mali to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators deal with low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Students want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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