Find out more about the interesting book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics related to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). The latest changes in electronic educational technology make it possible for learners in every nation on earth to take online classes. These MOOC courses are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that learning technology organizations are having to deal with now that e-learning technology is advancing so fast. How can teachers assure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is all right? How can we guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What business strategies are being used by organizations like Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the issues of inadequate learner motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more abundant there is a increasing desire to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other stakeholders need to gain a better understanding of these interesting new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how massive open online courses can be made better. In response to this desideratum for details the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects. This exciting new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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