Learn more about this fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in technology-enhanced learning enable people all around the world to take online courses. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with in 2015 because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more abundant there is a increasing need to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Professors want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this need for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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