Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relating to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advancements in learning technology have provided the means for people in all parts of the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few subjects that elearning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can teachers ensure that the teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can students make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Antigua and Barbuda to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators get a handle on inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more available there is a increasing desire to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants need to better grasp the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational initiatives. Teachers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be made better. To satisfy this crescive desideratum for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This new book also discusses the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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