Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which explores topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern gains in online education are empowering students all around the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These massively open online courses are usually free for learners 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 several issues that online learning technology institutions are struggling with today because elearning technology is developing so swiftly. How can we ensure that the quality of instruction provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we certify that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and numerous other participants want to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open educational ventures. Researchers want to better understand how massively open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this expanding demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics. This scholarly new book also examines the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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