Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New evolvements in online education make it possible for humans all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions be assured that the education provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders desire to better understand the outcomes of these open educational experiments. People want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this increasing desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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