Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers issues relating to open educational resources and massively open online courses. Modern improvements in elearning technology enable humans all over the world to take courses via the Internet. This MOOCs book conveys practical strategies which can be easily incorporated into face-to-face, blended, and online classes. These massive online courses are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of subjects that distance learning institutions are having to consider now that online learning technology is developing so quickly. How can participants be assured that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can we guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach MOOCs? What business strategies are being used by organizations like French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can participants handle problems like poor motivation and high dropout rates?

As electronic education technology becomes more procurable there is a necessity to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scholars and many other stakeholders want to better understand the outcomes of these promising new open educational ventures. Universities want to understand how these MOOC classes can be made better. To meet this growing demand for data the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects. This scholarly new book also articulates the major controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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