Learn more about the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which describes topics regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in e-learning have provided the means for people all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are generally free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning technology organizations are struggling with now that elearning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders assure that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can organizations assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding necessity to comprehend how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Intellectuals want to know how these massive open online courses can be improved. To handle this expanding need for data MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource topics. This new book also researches the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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