Learn more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews subjects regarding open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that online education institutions are having to deal with in 2015 because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers make sure that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What strategies are being used by institutions like University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today? How can we manage problems like poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desire to understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how massive open online courses can be made better. To respond to this demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics. This dramatic new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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