Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in e-learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that elearning institutions are having to deal with today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can educators certify that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions manage problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding desire to grasp how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these open educational experiments. Corporations want to better understand how MOOCs can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for information the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also considers the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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