Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in electronic education technology have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like FutureLearn to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with the problems of poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desideratum to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Students want to understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This stimulating new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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