Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advances in online learning are providing the means for humans all over the world to take online classes. These MOOCs are free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can we be assured that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is passable? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants handle issues like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing necessity to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this need for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education topics. This interesting new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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