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

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that talks about subjects having to do with open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in technology-enhanced learning are enabling people in every nation on earth to be participants in classes via the Internet. These MOOC classes are free for students 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 numerous issues that e-learning technology institutions have to deal with in 2015 because learning technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the teaching provided by these massively open online courses is acceptable? How can stakeholders be assured that educators are properly credentialed to teach online MOOC courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Heard Island and McDonald Islands to conduct these massively open online courses? How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained? What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can participants get a handle on low motivation and high student attrition?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to better understand how MOOC courses are being conducted. Trainers and many other participants need to gain more knowledge about these new open educational endeavours. Trainers want to perceive how these massively open online courses can be improved. To handle this developing demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education issues. This dramatic new book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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