Find out more about this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern developments in e-learning technology have provided the means for students all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are customarily free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that online learning organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is advancing so quickly. How can we assure that the teaching provided by these MOOCs is tolerable? How can we be assured that instructors are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage problems like low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more procurable there is a expanding necessity to gain more knowledge about how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive these open educational initiatives. Everybody wants to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this expanding desire for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This dramatic new book also researches the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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