Learn more about the engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews topics relevant to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOC). New gains in distance learning technology have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to be participants in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that e-learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can institutions certify that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we handle problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a need to understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders would like to better perceive the outcomes of these promising new open educational experiments. Professors want to grasp how these massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this growing need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also deals with the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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