Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in online courses. These MOOCs are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education institutions have to consider now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Arizona State University to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today? How can organizations deal with the issues of poor learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better comprehend these promising new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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