Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in technology-enhanced learning are enabling students all over the world to take part in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several issues that e-learning institutions are having to consider today because online education technology is advancing so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is passable? How can participants guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses? What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today? How can teachers deal with the issues of inadequate motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Academics and many other participants desire to gain more knowledge about these interesting new open educational ventures. Scholars want to perceive how these MOOC classes can be improved. To satisfy this expanding desideratum for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open educational topics. This definitive new book also analyzes the controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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