Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which analyzes issues relevant to open education resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. Recent changes in electronic educational technology are empowering people in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is adequate? How can we assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low motivation and high dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more commonplace there is a desire to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Professors and numerous other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational experiments. Scientists want to grasp how these MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this expanding desire for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education resource topics. This intriguing new book also considers the key controversies associated with these MOOCs and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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