Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in distance learning have enabled people in all parts of the world to take online classes. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that elearning organizations are considering now that elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can organizations certify that the instruction provided by these massively open online courses is respectable? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can participants manage issues like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a growing necessity to gain a better understanding of how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other stakeholders would like to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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