Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest evolvements in online learning are making it possible for students all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are usually free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to consider more than ever because learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is all right? How can stakeholders guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on inadequate motivation and high learner attrition?

As distance learning becomes more available there is a increasing necessity to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this crescive demand for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational topics. This sensational new book also deals with 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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