Learn more about this breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that considers issues regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in online learning have provided the means for humans all around the world to take part in courses online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments. There are many issues that e-learning technology organizations are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can teachers assure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can learners make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to better comprehend the outcomes of these important new open education ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs can be improved. To handle this growing desire for facts the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education issues. This new book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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