Find out more about the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues regarding open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New advances in e-learning technology have empowered humans in nations all aver the world to take courses online. These MOOC courses are normally free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are quite a few subjects that e-learning organizations have to deal with now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so rapidly. How can educators ensure that the quality of training provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online classes? What strategies are being used by organizations like Reunion to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As learning technology becomes more prolific there is a increasing desire to grasp how MOOCs are being conducted. Students and many other stakeholders would like to better understand these intriguing new open education initiatives. Everyone wants to know how these MOOC classes can be made better. To satisfy this growing demand for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This definitive new book also explores the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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