Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that explores issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in distance learning technology are enabling learners all over the world to take courses via the Internet. These online MOOC courses are customarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology organizations have to consider today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can educators make sure that the education provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOC courses? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can institutions deal with inadequate motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a developing demand to be aware of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Teachers and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of these exciting new open educational endeavours. Teachers want to know how these MOOCs can be enhanced. In response to this crescive desire for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open education issues. This interesting new book also investigates the controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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