Learn more about this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning make it possible for people all around the world to be participants in courses online. MOOC courses are mostly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are several subjects that online learning organizations are having to struggle with now that elearning technology is improving so fast. How can participants ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is good? How can participants make sure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Bouvet Island to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to better comprehend these promising new open education ventures. Scholars want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this crescive desideratum for details the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This new book also explores the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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