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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take classes via the Internet. These massive open courses are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that online learning technology institutions are considering more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of education provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can students make sure that instructors are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business models are being used by organizations like Venezuela to conduct these massive open online courses? What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders deal with the issues of low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more commonplace there is a expanding demand to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Students and numerous other stakeholders desire to be more aware of the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Trainers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this growing need for information MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects. This stimulating new book also discusses the controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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