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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores subjects pertaining to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New changes in electronic education technology enable learners in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are typically free but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are considering today because online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can educators make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can participants be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Mauritania to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As online education becomes more commonplace there is a necessity to gain a better understanding of how these massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other participants would like to better grasp the outcomes of these exciting new open education ventures. Corporations want to gain more knowledge about how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this developing need for details MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open courses and other open education topics. This book also examines the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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