Learn more about the breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest gains in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are typically free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like LinkedIn to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. People want to grasp how massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding desideratum for knowledge the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational issues. This scholarly new book also reviews the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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