Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which studies issues pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in classes online. These massive open online courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can we certify that the education provided by these massive open online courses is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like France to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like inadequate student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more prolific there is a desire to better understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders would like to better comprehend these important new open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This amazing new book also addresses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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