Learn more about this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which considers issues related to open education resources and massive open online courses. Recent changes in e-learning technology are making it possible for people all around the world to take online classes. These massive open online courses are generally free for learners but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few topics that learning technology institutions are having to attend to today because e-learning technology is improving so fast. How can institutions certify that the training provided by these MOOCs is decent? How can we guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed to teach MOOC classes? What different strategies are being used by institutions like LinkedIn to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can educators deal with the issues of poor motivation and high student attrition?

As online education technology becomes more abundant there is a demand to better understand how these MOOC courses are being conducted. Intellectuals and many other participants would like to be more aware of the outcomes of these interesting new open educational experiments. Researchers want to gain an understanding of how these MOOCs can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing need for details the book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This dramatic new book also investigates the most important controversies associated with these massively open online courses and open educational resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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