Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in digital education technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. MOOCs are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators be assured that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can we ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by institutions like Bellevue University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators manage poor motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how MOOCs are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational undertakings. Lecturers want to know how these MOOC courses can be made better. To meet this developing desideratum for details the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This book also deals with the major controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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