Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in online education enable learners in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. These MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with today because distance learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Rice University to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning becomes more commonplace there is a growing necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these important new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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