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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that studies topics relevant to open education resources and massive open online courses. Modern improvements in online education technology are providing the means for people in all parts of the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to now that learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions make sure that the quality control for these massively open online courses is all right? How can participants make sure that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by institutions like edX to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can teachers deal with low student motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As technology-enhanced learning becomes more abundant there is a desire to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other stakeholders need to better understand these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be made better. In response to this increasing desire for information the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also reviews the major controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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