Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues related to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning technology have made it possible for humans all over the world to take courses online. Massive open online courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous topics that e-learning technology institutions are having to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can students assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants handle problems like inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Professors and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education undertakings. Academics want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this growing desideratum for knowledge the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues. This inspiring new book also describes the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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