Find out more about the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book which discusses issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses. The latest improvements in electronic educational technology make it possible for humans in nations all aver the world to participate in online courses. 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 MOOC courses are ordinarily free for learners but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning technology institutions have to struggle with more than ever because distance learning technology is improving so swiftly. How can educators be assured that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can participants certify that instructors are properly credentialed to teach classes online? What business models are being used by institutions like Marquette University to conduct these massively open online courses? What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers handle problems like poor motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning technology becomes more commonplace there is a desideratum to perceive how massive open online courses are being conducted. Academics and lots of other stakeholders need to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Corporations want to know how MOOC courses can be improved. To respond to this desire for facts the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these MOOCs and other open educational issues. This definitive new book also examines the controversies associated with these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

E-learning