Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which talks about subjects relating to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in learning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to take online classes. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions be assured that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by institutions like Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can educators handle issues like low learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other participants want to understand the outcomes of these interesting new open educational undertakings. Trainers want to grasp how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this growing need for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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