Learn more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which articulates subjects related to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are typically free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are dealing with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we assure that the education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Palau to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can we manage issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and lots of other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this increasing need for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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