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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern developments in e-learning technology make it possible for people all over the world to take part in classes via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning institutions are having to attend to now that elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle issues like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a developing demand to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants desire to be more aware of these intriguing new open education experiments. Academics want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing desire for facts the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This inspiring new book also examines the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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