Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in elearning have provided the means for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are generally free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of instruction provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Cornell University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to grasp how massive open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these fascinating new open educational initiatives. Lecturers want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To meet this crescive desire for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This new book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Massive Open Online Courses Free