Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues having to do with open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Brand new advances in elearning have empowered people all over the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are quite a few subjects that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because online education technology is advancing so quickly. How can educators be assured that the quality of education provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can learners assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Udemy to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators deal with low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a growing demand to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Trainers want to perceive how these MOOC courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this crescive desire for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open educational subjects. This definitive new book also investigates the major controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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