Learn more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that addresses issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advancements in e-learning technology have enabled learners all around the world to take courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online education institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can we assure that the training provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can learners be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Ascension to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage problems like poor student motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other participants desire to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Public servants want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To respond to this developing demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also talks about the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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