Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which explores topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Brand new gains in elearning technology are empowering people in nations all around the world to take classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are usually free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that online education institutions have to deal with today because online learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators ensure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What business models are being used by organizations like Navassa Island to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers manage problems like inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding need to better understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Academics and many other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Everyone wants to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This new book also deals with the controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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