Learn more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with issues pertaining to open education resources and massive open online courses. New gains in electronic education technology are empowering humans in every nation on earth to participate in online courses. MOOC classes are commonly free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of issues that e-learning institutions have to deal with now that learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we assure that the education provided by these MOOCs is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can organizations handle poor motivation and high learner attrition?

As online education technology becomes more available there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Public servants and many other participants want to better perceive these significant new open educational undertakings. Researchers want to better understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To meet this expanding demand for knowledge the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open education issues. This exciting new book also examines the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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