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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which investigates topics regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern advances in online learning have enabled students in every nation on earth to take courses via the Internet. MOOC classes are mostly free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to consider today because learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders ensure that the training provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations certify that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Brazil to conduct these massively open online courses? What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor learner motivation and high dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more available there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how these massively open online courses can be improved. To respond to this demand for data the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open educational issues. This intriguing new book also explores the key controversies associated with MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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