Learn more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which reviews issues relevant to open educational resources and massively open online courses (MOOC). Modern advances in distance learning have made it possible for people in nations all around the world to take online classes. Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors. These online MOOCs are almost always free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that elearning technology organizations are struggling with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can institutions guarantee that the education provided by these MOOC courses is all right? How can participants assure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Gabon to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle problems like low learner motivation and high attrition?

As online learning becomes more widespread there is a expanding desideratum to gain a better understanding of how massively open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other stakeholders want to understand the outcomes of these intriguing new open educational undertakings. Educators want to grasp how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues. This sensational new book also reviews the key controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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