Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews topics related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new improvements in learning technology are making it possible for learners all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that e-learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers assure that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can we handle problems like poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic education technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to understand these open education ventures. Researchers want to understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this developing need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This gripping new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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