Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning are providing the means for students all over the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC classes are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology institutions are considering today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can stakeholders certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desire to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other participants desire to better understand these fascinating new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing desire for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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