Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent developments in e-learning technology are enabling people in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These massive open courses are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions make sure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can participants guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage problems like inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more procurable there is a need to perceive how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Corporations and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these important new open educational undertakings. Professors want to comprehend how massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also articulates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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