Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that investigates issues pertaining to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). Modern changes in online education enable students in all parts of the world to participate in classes via the Internet. Massive open online courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that elearning institutions have to struggle with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can participants assure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is adequate? How can participants ensure that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Georgia to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders handle issues like poor motivation and high student attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to gain more knowledge about how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and many other participants desire to better grasp the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these massively open online courses can be made better. To meet this expanding need for facts the gripping new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This stimulating new book also discusses 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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