Learn more about the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that discusses subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massively open online courses. Recent improvements in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for people all over the world to participate in courses via the Internet. Massively open online courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of subjects that elearning technology institutions are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so fast. How can we guarantee that the quality control for these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can we be assured that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What different business strategies are being used by organizations like Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can stakeholders get a handle on low student motivation and high attrition?

As e-learning becomes more procurable there is a expanding demand to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Trainers and numerous other stakeholders need to better perceive these open education endeavours. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be made better. To handle this increasing need for information the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource issues. This book also considers the major controversies associated with these massive online courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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