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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that deals with issues pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). The latest advances in distance learning technology are making it possible for people all over the world to take part in online courses. MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that e-learning organizations must deal with now that online learning technology is improving so fast. How can teachers certify that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is good? How can students certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by institutions like FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can organizations handle low motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a growing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational ventures. Corporations want to grasp how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this desire for information the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues. This authoritative new book also examines the key controversies associated with MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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