Learn more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning have empowered students in all parts of the world to participate in classes online. These MOOCs are mostly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we assure that the quality of instruction provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Afghanistan to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal? How can we deal with the problems of inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a growing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to know how massive open online courses can be made better. Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably. To respond to this increasing demand for information the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This dramatic new book also analyzes the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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