Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which articulates subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Recent gains in online education are providing the means for people all around the world to participate in classes via the Internet. These massive open online courses are free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that e-learning technology institutions are considering now that online learning technology is improving so rapidly. How can participants assure that the quality of teaching provided by these MOOC courses is decent? How can institutions assure that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach classes online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like YouTube to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As learning technology becomes more available there is a desideratum to be aware of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders would like to gain a better understanding of these new open educational ventures. Everybody wants to know how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To satisfy this developing demand for facts the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This new book also discusses the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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