Learn more about the 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. Brand new advancements in elearning technology enable students all around the world to take part in online courses. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality control for these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can institutions assure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like American College of Education to conduct these MOOC classes? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants want to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Public servants want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this expanding desideratum for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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