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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates topics pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern gains in e-learning technology are enabling people all over the world to participate in online courses. MOOC courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that online learning organizations are having to attend to today because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business models are being used by organizations like Coursera to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more widespread there is a developing need to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants would like to better perceive these open educational ventures. Universities want to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this demand for details the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also explores the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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