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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which deals with subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Recent gains in e-learning technology have enabled humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOCs are usually free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that online learning technology organizations are having to struggle with today because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by institutions like Guernsey to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can institutions get a handle on poor student motivation and high attrition?

As electronic educational technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desideratum to better understand how MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better grasp the outcomes of these open education experiments. Lecturers want to understand how these MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this increasing need for facts MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational issues. This gripping new book also describes the most important controversies associated with MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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