Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics regarding open education resources and massive open online courses. New developments in elearning have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can institutions assure that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these fascinating new open education experiments. Professors want to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desideratum for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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