Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New improvements in electronic education technology make it possible for humans in nations all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are usually free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that elearning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers certify that the instruction provided by these MOOC courses is tolerable? How can students be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Micronesia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high attrition?

As elearning becomes more procurable there is a growing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Educators and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open education experiments. Teachers want to gain more knowledge about how MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this developing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This scholarly new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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