Find out more about the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in elearning technology have enabled humans in nations all around the world to take part in courses online. Massively open online courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are several subjects that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the quality of these MOOC courses is respectable? How can we be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What business models are being used by organizations like Kingman Reef to conduct these MOOCs? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to be aware of how MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open education experiments. Everybody wants to grasp how these MOOC classes can be made better. To respond to this growing desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This definitive new book also studies the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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