Find out more about this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which addresses topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in distance learning technology are making it possible for students in every nation on earth to participate in courses online. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class. These massive open online courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning technology institutions are dealing with now that elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can organizations be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we get a handle on low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing necessity to gain a better understanding of how MOOC courses are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about these exciting new open education experiments. Professors want to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this increasing desideratum for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also describes the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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