Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relating to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent advances in electronic education technology enable students all over the world to participate in courses online. These massive open online courses are free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can institutions guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Renton Technical College to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this growing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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