Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches issues relating to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These MOOCs are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a developing demand to be aware of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders want to understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing desideratum for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource topics. This definitive new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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