Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that e-learning institutions are considering today because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can participants assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Instructors want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This stimulating new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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