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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which examines issues relating to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent changes in elearning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take courses via the Internet. MOOCs are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that technology-enhanced learning is improving so fast. How can teachers guarantee that the teaching provided by these massive open online courses is respectable? How can we make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like Finland to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations deal with the problems of poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a developing desire to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Teachers and many other participants want to understand these important new open education experiments. Trainers want to understand how these MOOC courses can be improved. To handle this developing desideratum for knowledge the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This intriguing new book also analyzes the controversies associated with massive open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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