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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues pertaining to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning technology enable students all over the world to take part in classes online. These MOOC classes are generally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that online education organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can we be assured that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified for online teaching? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Jamaica to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders deal with inadequate motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding necessity to perceive how MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other participants need to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these significant new open education undertakings. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how these massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this growing need for information the stimulating new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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