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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that examines topics regarding open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). New gains in distance learning technology enable humans all over the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massively open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that elearning technology organizations have to struggle with more than ever because e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders make sure that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business strategies are being used by institutions like WizIQ to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions deal with the issues of poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more widespread there is a expanding demand to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open education endeavours. Scientists want to know how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this developing desideratum for information the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This sensational new book also deals with the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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