Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in electronic education technology have provided the means for students all over the world to participate in online classes. MOOCs are typically free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can educators guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders handle poor student motivation and high student attrition?

As elearning becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects. This sensational new book also deals with the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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