Find out more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that analyzes topics having to do with open educational resources (OER) and massively open online courses. The latest changes in online education have enabled humans all around the world to be participants in classes via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These online MOOCs are almost always free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are several subjects that learning technology institutions have to struggle with today because learning technology is advancing so rapidly. How can educators assure that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can stakeholders assure that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What different strategies are being used by institutions like Google+ to conduct these MOOCs? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As digital e-learning technology becomes more available there is a desire to grasp how massively open online courses are being conducted. Universities and numerous other participants would like to better grasp these promising new open education experiments. Everyone wants to gain more knowledge about how MOOC courses can be enhanced. To meet this growing demand for data the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational topics. This thrilling new book also considers the most important controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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