Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOC). Recent improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for people in every nation on earth to take part in courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are almost always free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning organizations are having to struggle with now that e-learning technology is improving so fast. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can educators make sure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is all right? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC classes? What business models are being used by institutions like Benin to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can we get a handle on poor motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more abundant there is a expanding necessity to be aware of how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Public servants and many other stakeholders desire to gain more knowledge about these important new open education experiments. Teachers want to perceive how these MOOCs can be improved. To respond to this growing desire for data the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education subjects. This exciting new book also investigates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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