Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which studies subjects relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses. The latest improvements in e-learning technology have made it possible for people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These massive open courses are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants assure that the quality of these MOOC courses is good? How can students assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Andorra to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses are being conducted. The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs. Researchers and lots of other participants would like to better perceive the outcomes of these interesting new open education endeavours. Lecturers want to know how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this crescive demand for knowledge MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects. This new book also considers the key controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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