Find out more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines topics related to open educational resources and massively open online courses. New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are empowering learners all over the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOC courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we handle issues like low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other participants want to better understand these promising new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this developing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores 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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