Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with topics pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. New advances in technology-enhanced learning are empowering humans all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are ordinarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can students certify that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more prolific there is a necessity to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants want to understand these significant new open educational ventures. Instructors want to understand how these MOOCs can be improved. To meet this developing need for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also analyzes the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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