Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers subjects relevant to open educational resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new advances in learning technology are empowering people all over the world to take part in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not lead to formal accreditation. A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation. There are many topics that learning technology institutions have to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so quickly. How can participants ensure that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Nagorno-Karabakh to conduct these MOOCs? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can stakeholders manage issues like inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more available there is a demand to gain a better understanding of how these MOOCs are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders desire to gain a better understanding of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational ventures. Educators want to gain an understanding of how these MOOC courses can be improved. To satisfy this growing need for details MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues. This intriguing new book also talks about the controversies associated with these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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