Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Modern developments in e-learning make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These massive online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider more than ever because elearning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can institutions certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by institutions like University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we deal with inadequate student motivation and high student attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more widespread there is a developing desideratum to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open education initiatives. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. To satisfy this increasing desire for facts the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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