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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which discusses subjects pertaining to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in e-learning technology have empowered people all around the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are mostly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that online learning institutions are having to struggle with now that online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the schooling provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can institutions make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Chad to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on inadequate student motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more widespread there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and numerous other stakeholders want to better grasp the outcomes of these new open education initiatives. Students want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To handle this developing desire for information the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This book also deals with the key controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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