Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in online education have provided the means for humans all over the world to take online courses. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Scientists want to understand how MOOC classes can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this demand for knowledge the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also articulates the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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