Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are empowering learners in all parts of the world to participate in courses online. These massive open courses are normally free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is passable? How can organizations ensure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like iversity to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more abundant there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants desire to be more aware of these exciting new open educational undertakings. Corporations want to understand how MOOC courses can be made better. To respond to this crescive desideratum for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also talks about the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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