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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that researches subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in elearning have enabled students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology institutions are considering today because distance learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators certify that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers get a handle on inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants need to be more aware of these open education experiments. Corporations want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this crescive need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also discusses the controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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