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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology are providing the means for humans all around the world to take courses online. These massive open courses are typically free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of education provided by these MOOC classes is decent? How can stakeholders be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed for teaching online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like edX to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with poor student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding need to gain more knowledge about how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Corporations and many other stakeholders would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Universities want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also talks about the most important controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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