Learn more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a book that addresses issues relevant to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Brand new changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open online courses are commonly free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that elearning technology institutions have to struggle with now that online education technology is developing so quickly. How can stakeholders make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can learners be assured that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC classes? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can institutions deal with poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As e-learning becomes more widespread there is a increasing demand to grasp how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Students and numerous other participants want to better perceive the outcomes of these open educational endeavours. Trainers want to gain more knowledge about how these MOOC classes can be improved. To handle this need for information the new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This authoritative new book also studies the most important controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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