Learn more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines subjects having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest changes in technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. These online MOOC courses are typically free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online education technology is improving so rapidly. How can teachers guarantee that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOC classes? What different business models are being used by organizations like Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with the problems of low learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As online education technology becomes more prolific there is a growing need to perceive how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better comprehend these open education experiments. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this expanding need for facts MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open educational subjects. This scholarly new book also explores the most important controversies associated with MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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