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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all around the world to participate in courses online. These MOOCs are generally 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 quite a few subjects that e-learning technology institutions are dealing with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can organizations ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is adequate? How can stakeholders ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions get a handle on poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a desideratum to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants desire to better grasp these important new open education endeavours. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the inspiring new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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