Learn more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses. The latest evolvements in learning technology have empowered students in nations all around the world to be participants in courses via the Internet. These MOOCs are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning. There are a variety of topics that technology-enhanced learning institutions are struggling with in 2015 because online learning technology is developing so swiftly. How can institutions ensure that the quality control for these MOOC classes is respectable? How can learners make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Maldives to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions manage issues like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online learning becomes more available there is a developing need to better understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these promising new open education experiments. Educators want to understand how these MOOC classes can be enhanced. To satisfy this growing desire for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues. This dramatic new book also investigates the key controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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