Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes issues relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. New evolvements in e-learning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These massive open courses are normally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that online learning technology institutions are having to deal with now that learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can we make sure that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach massive open online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like United States to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions manage inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a expanding desire to gain a better understanding of how MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these promising new open educational ventures. Lecturers want to know how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this desire for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also considers the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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