Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in electronic education technology have made it possible for students all over the world to take online classes. These massively open online courses are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can organizations guarantee that the quality control for these MOOCs is good? How can institutions ensure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these MOOCs? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low student motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Teachers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these exciting new open educational endeavours. Academics want to better understand how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desideratum for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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