Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern gains in electronic education technology enable humans in all parts of the world to take part in online courses. These massive open courses are generally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are dealing with today because learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOCs is good? How can participants assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning becomes more commonplace there is a growing need to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Educators and lots of other participants desire to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these exciting new open education endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how MOOC classes can be made better. In response to this crescive need for data the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This interesting new book also describes the most important controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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