Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes online. MOOCs are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can students guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders would like to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Students want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To meet this increasing demand for details the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This scholarly new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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