Learn more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses topics relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent developments in electronic educational technology are providing the means for people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that online education institutions have to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can participants assure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can students assure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions handle issues like poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing need to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and many other participants would like to better understand these exciting new open education undertakings. People want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for details the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also researches the controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning Theory