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

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses topics having to do with open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in elearning technology have empowered learners in every nation on earth to take classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. MOOCs are usually free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that elearning technology institutions are having to attend to now that online learning technology is developing so fast. How can institutions certify that the quality of these MOOCs is all right? How can learners certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can we manage low learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more prolific there is a developing desire to comprehend how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants would like to be more aware of these important new open education undertakings. Educators want to better understand how these MOOC classes can be improved. To meet this desire for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This amazing new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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