Learn more about this compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers topics pertaining to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). The latest gains in learning technology have enabled people all around the world to participate in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students. These MOOC courses are free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that elearning technology institutions are struggling with now that technology-enhanced learning is advancing so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the education provided by these MOOCs is adequate? How can organizations certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Aruba to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high learner dropout rates?

As online education becomes more procurable there is a increasing need to understand how massive open online courses are being conducted. Students and lots of other participants need to better understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational experiments. Academics want to know how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this crescive demand for information MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these online MOOCs and other open education subjects. This stimulating new book also reviews the most important controversies associated with massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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