Learn more about the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses topics regarding open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). New developments in e-learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are normally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many subjects that learning technology organizations are dealing with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can we be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is tolerable? How can institutions ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What business models are being used by organizations like UC Berkeley to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants manage problems like low student motivation and high attrition?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more prolific there is a increasing demand to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about these fascinating new open education experiments. Students want to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this desire for details the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education subjects. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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