Learn more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which addresses topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern evolvements in electronic education technology enable learners in all parts of the world to take part in courses online. MOOC classes are usually free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that learning technology institutions are having to struggle with today because e-learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can participants be assured that the teaching provided by these MOOC classes is passable? How can participants guarantee that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can we deal with the issues of poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing demand to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Academics and many other participants would like to understand these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. In response to this need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open educational subjects. This stimulating new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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