Find out more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. New developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. Massive open online courses are free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations must deal with now that online education technology is improving so fast. How can organizations ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can students ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Boston University to conduct these MOOC classes? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to grasp how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Scholars and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing desire for details the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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