Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches subjects relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new developments in e-learning have empowered people all over the world to participate in classes online. MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online education institutions have to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers ensure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital learning technology becomes more prolific there is a desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these important new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To meet this increasing need for information the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education issues. This intriguing new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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