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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent gains in elearning technology have enabled people in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education. How can educators assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can organizations make sure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a expanding need to better understand how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open education experiments. Intellectuals want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this increasing demand for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This authoritative new book also discusses the key controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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