Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that researches subjects related to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in elearning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses are ordinarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can we ensure that the quality of education provided by these massive open online courses is good? How can institutions ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What business strategies are being used by organizations like NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and numerous other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these exciting new open educational experiments. Educators want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding demand for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This stimulating new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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