Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology make it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in online courses. MOOCs are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions are struggling with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more abundant there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to know how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education topics. This exciting new book also articulates the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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