Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in online learning are empowering humans in nations all aver the world to take classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that learning technology institutions are having to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is improving so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a developing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants desire to better grasp these open educational endeavours. Instructors want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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