Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Brand new improvements in elearning are making it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC classes are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can learners ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by institutions like Micronesia to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Universities and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Educators want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This definitive new book also articulates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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