Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in elearning enable people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massively open online courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that distance learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders assure that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? This book conveys life-changing stories that might inspire others to try experiencing MOOCs and open education. How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a developing necessity to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This new book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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