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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which researches issues regarding open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in electronic education technology are providing the means for learners in nations all around the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions are considering now that elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we be assured that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is decent? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Greenland to conduct these MOOCs? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a demand to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Researchers and lots of other stakeholders need to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to better understand how these massive open online courses can be improved. In response to this need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects. This sensational new book also analyzes the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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