Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that describes subjects having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent gains in online learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to take part in courses online. MOOCs are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can organizations certify that the quality of these MOOCs is passable? How can we certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like One Month to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding desire to grasp how MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this developing demand for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This inspiring new book also studies the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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