Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that studies subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in e-learning enable learners all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOC courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online learning technology organizations must deal with now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders manage poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this expanding desideratum for knowledge the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational topics. This interesting new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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