Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies subjects related to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest gains in learning technology are empowering humans all over the world to be participants in online courses. Massive open online courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because elearning technology is developing so fast. How can educators guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is respectable? How can stakeholders assure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Sao Tome and Principe to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can institutions deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and lots of other participants want to better understand these promising new open educational experiments. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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