Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling humans all around the world to participate in courses online. Massively open online courses are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions must deal with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can institutions assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massive open online courses is all right? How can institutions certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we handle poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more widespread there is a necessity to understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants need to better understand these important new open education endeavours. Everybody wants to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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