Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. The latest advancements in elearning have empowered learners all around the world to participate in classes online. MOOC classes are almost always free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology organizations are having to attend to more than ever because learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can educators make sure that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can we assure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business models are being used by organizations like The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs? What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low motivation and high dropout rates?

As digital elearning technology becomes more commonplace there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Corporations and many other stakeholders need to better understand these important new open educational undertakings. People want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this desire for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This inspiring new book also deals with the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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