Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in online education technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions guarantee that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by institutions like Switzerland to conduct these massively open online courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to better understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other stakeholders desire to better comprehend the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this need for details the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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