Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in elearning have enabled students all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that online learning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we ensure that the quality of these MOOC classes is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Guam to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to grasp how MOOC classes are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants desire to better understand these interesting new open education undertakings. Scholars want to understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also describes the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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