Learn more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that talks about topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent advances in electronic educational technology have provided the means for people in nations all aver the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. These massive online courses are free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are several topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with now that learning technology is developing so fast. How can teachers make sure that the training provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can organizations ensure that educators are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Davidson College to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with poor learner motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other stakeholders want to be more aware of the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Corporations want to better understand how massive open online courses can be enhanced. In response to this increasing desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues. This thrilling new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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