Learn more about this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that considers topics relevant to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses. Brand new changes in online education have made it possible for humans in every nation on earth to be participants in courses online. MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners. Massive open online courses are commonly free for students but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions are having to struggle with more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is improving so rapidly. How can institutions ensure that the training provided by these MOOC classes is good? How can institutions make sure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach courses online? What business strategies are being used by institutions like Brunei to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can educators manage low motivation and high student dropout rates?

As electronic educational technology becomes more available there is a need to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Educators and many other participants need to be more aware of these compelling new open educational experiments. Corporations want to gain an understanding of how massively open online courses can be improved. In response to this developing desideratum for facts the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects. This scholarly new book also examines the key controversies associated with these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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