Learn more about the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New developments in online learning have made it possible for people in all parts of the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These online MOOCs are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions have to consider now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions assure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is satisfactory? How can participants ensure that instructors are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Twitter to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations get a handle on low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing need to comprehend how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and lots of other participants would like to understand these fascinating new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this developing need for knowledge the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This interesting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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