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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent improvements in online education technology are empowering students all around the world to participate in classes online. These MOOC courses are normally free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that e-learning institutions are having to attend to more than ever because online learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers guarantee that the quality of these massively open online courses is passable? How can organizations be assured that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Russia to conduct these massive open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high student attrition?

As online learning becomes more prolific there is a desire to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these compelling new open educational experiments. Teachers want to understand how MOOC classes can be enhanced. To meet this need for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education topics. This gripping new book also examines the major controversies associated with these MOOC classes and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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