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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics having to do with open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in learning technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are commonly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders be assured that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more abundant there is a increasing demand to be aware of how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Instructors and numerous other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open education initiatives. Academics want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding desideratum for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This stimulating new book also articulates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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