Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New improvements in e-learning enable people all over the world to participate in classes online. These online MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is respectable? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these MOOC courses? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations manage inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these compelling new open educational experiments. Everyone wants to understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for knowledge the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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