Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning make it possible for people all over the world to participate in online courses. These MOOCs are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like United States to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage issues like low motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders desire to understand these important new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be enhanced. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To satisfy this desire for data MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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