Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues having to do with open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to participate in online classes. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that distance learning institutions are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can organizations deal with inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to understand how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp these fascinating new open education endeavours. Professors want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects. This amazing new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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