Learn more about the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses. New advances in online learning have provided the means for learners in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOCs are generally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with more than ever because e-learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can participants be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOCs is all right? How can participants be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more available there is a increasing need to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Professors and many other stakeholders want to better understand these exciting new open educational experiments. Students want to comprehend how these massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This interesting new book also considers the key controversies associated with massive open online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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