Learn more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses. New gains in distance learning technology are providing the means for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC classes are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants certify that the quality of education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can participants manage low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a developing demand to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and many other stakeholders need to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Lecturers want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. In response to this developing desire for knowledge the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics. This interesting new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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