Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advancements in electronic educational technology have enabled people all around the world to be participants in classes online. These MOOC courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning institutions must deal with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations manage issues like poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how massive open online courses can be made better. To handle this desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues. This book also investigates the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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