Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern improvements in online education technology are making it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning technology organizations are having to deal with today because e-learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Rutgers University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of low learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more available there is a developing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to better understand how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This definitive new book also considers the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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