Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with topics relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in online learning enable students all around the world to take part in classes online. MOOCs are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online education institutions have to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to be more aware of the outcomes of these exciting new open education initiatives. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Students want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this expanding demand for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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